Hair curler



Oct. 27, 1936. s. BEHR 2,058,400

HAIR CURLER Filed Oct. 16. 1935 IN V EN TOR.

A TTORNEY gresses, the invention consists in the novel con- Patented Oct. 27; 193 6 UNITED STATES tion oi. New York Application October 1c, 1935, Serial s lami 7 Claim.

This invention relates to an improvement in hair curlers.

It is a principal object of this invention to provide a tool for forming the ends of hair into curls without the necessity of using a separate tool for every curl formed on the same head as is the present practice, but for forming all curls consecutively with the same tool.

It is another object to provide a hair curler of this type which is light in weight, simple in construction and easily applied by anyone without special instruction or previous practice.

It is a further object to provide a hair curler which may be removed from the hair as soon as the curl is formed thereby to permit free access of air to the inside as well as the outside of the curl and thereby to enhance the drying of the curl.

It is also an object to provide a hair curler embodying the above improvement which is so simple in its construction that it may be sold at approximately the same price as other hair curlers of which a separate one is used for'every curl to be formed, thereby saving the expense for the large number of curlers required to form all curls on a head of hair, also reducing the time required for curling and drying and abolishing the unsightly appearance of a large number of curlers on the head of the wearer during the drying period.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear more clearly as the description pro Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the plunger and hair clamp removed from the curler tube.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a hair pin as used in connection with the hair curler.

I Fig. 7 is a side view showing the curler applied.

to the flat hair before the curl rolling operation is begun. Fig. 8 is a side view showing the curl formed on the curler and a flat hairpin having one leg partly inserted into, a slot of the curler tube inside of the curl while the other leg is clamping the hair against it from the outside of the curl.

with curl formed thereonandheld togetherhbyp II is pro d dw a p ali .oi 's o s llw ich extend throughthe tube wall andy-from one end of the tube longitudinally to -a-point beyond the middle of its length.- 1. By these slots of which pr erably three are provided --the samenumbeniot prongs l4, arcuate ingcross;,se ction; sare;;iormed in the tube wall. Each of; thesej ron8s1terminate in a pointed end :1 3; todorm gradually narrowing entrance openings to-slots l2: TIIQQDPOSRGIIQGI' end of the tube ll is =provided;-with ';a; of

short narrow recesses l5 diametrically opposite sists of a strip of metal. integral with disk =l- 9garrd extends from said disk i'orwardtoaypoint beyond to the cylindrical shape-oi? ,the outside; against which it is pressed by;the,-action tgspring iorming the metal .of plunger ro l of the disk and simultaneously-tamin thereon projections 2| at diametricallyiqppos tepoints :01 the plunger rod. Theseproiectionsaregadapted to engage the disk on bothsideathereoi; .Endthe projections on the inner side;; of;- .thepjdiskeare adapted to enter the recesseslizainfthe" diiof and they serve to hold the plunger it locked to the tube II for common rotation by means of handle II.

The operation of this hair curler is as follows: The end of the hair portion which it is desired to curl is placed transversely, against the slotted portion of curler tube ll fromlwhich the plunger Ii with clamp It has previously been removed. While the curler and hair are held in this position the plunger I8 is inserted into the rear end of the curler tube II and pushed forward therein while the clamping strip l8 slides over the hair which lies on the slotted portion of the curler tube surface until the plunger is stopped when the disk l9 reaches the endof tube II. The pointed front end of spring-clamp assists to lead the clamp to slide over the hair. This position is illustrated in Fig. '7. When the hair is thus clamped on tube II by clamp IS the piston It with tube ll thereon is rotated by means of handle l1, the projections 2| engaging recesses II to join tube II to plunger It. By this rotation a curl of hairgis rolled on the tube ll. When sumcient hair 'covers the tube one leg of a flat spring hair pin 22 is inserted longitudinally in one of the slots 42 guided into the slot between the tapered ends I: of prongs l4.

when the leg of pin 22 is pushed farther into the tube It its front end isguided outward by.

the tapered front end 23 of plunger it so that it occupies a position between the side walls of slot l2 formed by the thickness of tube H. The other leg of the hair pin will be slightly lifted as shown in Fig. 8 to slide at the same time over the hair which forms the curl. on the out- Thiscompleted operation is side of tube H. I shown in Fig. 8. The plunger IS with clamp I8 is then pulled rearwardly out of tube ll so that the curl remains on the tube as shown in Fig. 9 and finally the curl is stripped from tube II but remains perfectly formed and clamped between the two legs of hairpin 22. The hair curler may then be used to form another curl and as many as desired thereafter. When the, hair has completely dried which requires only a short time with this curler, the hair pins are removed and the curls support themselves imperfect shape.

4 It will be evident from the foregoing description that this novel hair curler is extremely simple in its construction as well as its application and embodies many advantages over-the curlers heretofore in use.

Changes in details of construction may of course be made without departing from the principle of the invention and I therefore desire to be limited only by the state of the prior art and the appended claims.

I claim: g

1. A hair curler comprising tubular body open at both ends having a plurality of slots extending longitudinallyfrom one of its ends towards the middle of said body, a member movable within the hollow part of said body and guided by the wall thereof and protruding from the opposite end of the body, a bar having one end fastened to the protruding part of said member to extend parallel to said body and in contact therewith, said bar belng'adapted to cover one of; the slots in said-tubular body.

"2,1 A halrcurler comfiiising a tubular body open at'both ends having a slot in itsqsvall extending longitudinallyfro'm' one end towards the middle of said body, a member movable within the said body and guided by its wall and having one end protruding from said body, a clamping member fastened to said protruding portion and adapted to slide lengthwise along the outside of said' body in proximitytherewith and to clamp hair between said body and clamping member, the slot in said tube being provided to accommodate one leg of a hair pin between the hair' held thereon and-the member within said tube.

3. A hair curler comprising a'tubular body open at both ends having a longitudinal slot through its wall terminating in a flared opening at one end of said body, a plunger movable with in the hollow of said body and guided by the walls thereof, a handle on the plunger protruding from the opposite end of said body, a clamping member rigidly held on said plunger and extending along the outer surface of said body towards the slotted .end thereof and resilient means on said clamping member to press it against body and a recess in the wall of said body open towards the opposite end, a plunger movable within the hollow of said body,-'an elongated clamping bar of arcuate cross section engaging the outside of said body, one end of said bar being pointed and the other end forming an eye portion passing over said plunger, projections formed on-said plunger for fastening said eye portion thereto, some of said projections being adapted to engage the recess in one end of said body to prevent rotary motion between said plunger and said body.

5. In a hair cur1er,-a tubularmember having both ends open, a removable elongated clamping. member of arcuate shape adapted to overlie said tubular member in. close proximity thereto, a plunger member connected to the clamping member to guide same in its lengthwise movements, said clamping member being formed with a ,bowed spring portion for urging the clamping member down on the tubular member and 'a handle on the plunger member, said tubular member being formed with a plurality of spaced slots. extend-- ing longitudinally of the tubefrom o'ne edge thereof to a point beyond the middle for accommodating a hair pin or the like.

6. In a hair curler, a tubular-member, a plunger member, an elongated clamping member of arcuate shape carried by said plunger member and adapted to overlie said tubular member in close proximity thereto, means of connection between said tubular member and plunger member for preventing relative longitudinal movement in one direction and relative rotarymovement between said tubular and plunger members,

. spring ineans for urging the clamping member toward the tubular member and a handle on theplunger member. 

